In the Mountain Valley, currents of ice and fire spiraled around each other. White mist drifted over the rocks, and the mingling of cold and heat became wisps of abundant Spiritual Aura that flowed across every inch of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Huo Yuhao stood in the center of the clearing, looking calmly at Olivia and Gladys as they knelt before him with bowed heads. A trace of warmth touched his expression.
"I'm sorry, I don't know you. But I believe you can come to know me."
Huo Yuhao did not speak loudly, yet his words reached them clearly. Even the wind in the Mountain Valley seemed to pause.
"Let's get acquainted again. I am your master—or rather, your future master. Huo Yuhao."
With that, Huo Yuhao turned his head. His gaze pierced the swirling mist and settled on the spring at the heart of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Elysia lay there quietly, her body rising and falling slightly. From time to time, a faint tremor ran across her skin.
Huo Yuhao took two slow steps forward. His tone remained gentle, but his words carried a weight that brooked no defiance. "Elysia, sleep well here and take your time recovering. If anything happens to you, I'll be very unhappy."
Those simple words brushed across the girl's body like an invisible ripple.
Her faintly trembling body went rigid, as though something deep within her sleeping mind had received a solemn warning.
The next instant, Elysia grew still. Every pore opened, and she began drawing in the Spiritual Aura that filled the air.
Huo Yuhao looked around and marveled inwardly. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well truly was a secret realm blessed by nature.
Even counting the Golden Tree, there were few places where the